Picking up the radio...

Snowblind · Post by **Snowblind** » Mon Feb 21, 2011 7:16 pm

Since some pedals pick up the radio, I was wondering if it was possible to make a pedal that pick's it up on purpose. I thought that this might be a pretty cool effect for some songs. However, I don't know much about it so I don't know if it would work. Any one here every tried this or have any ideas about it. I couldn't build it but maybe a builder here could if its possible...

starcastic · Post by **starcastic** » Mon Feb 21, 2011 7:23 pm

I had this idea a while back too. I would totally buy something that did this on purpose. Maybe with some kind of controls to warp what was actually being picked up into some kind of weird modulation?

Jenesis · Post by **Jenesis** » Mon Feb 21, 2011 7:24 pm

Put me down for one.

Snowblind · Post by **Snowblind** » Mon Feb 21, 2011 7:27 pm

starcastic wrote:I had this idea a while back too. I would totally buy something that did this on purpose. Maybe with some kind of controls to warp what was actually being picked up into some kind of weird modulation?

Yes that would be amazing, someone please tell me this is possible and that they will make one for me :poke:

jrmy · Post by **jrmy** » Mon Feb 21, 2011 7:39 pm

starcastic wrote:I had this idea a while back too. I would totally buy something that did this on purpose. Maybe with some kind of controls to warp what was actually being picked up into some kind of weird modulation?

Ooh - that WOULD be cool. Or how about if the radio signal somehow affected the rate/depth of the modulation of your instrument signal?

starcastic · Post by **starcastic** » Mon Feb 21, 2011 7:40 pm

Yeah!

devnulljp · Post by **devnulljp** » Mon Feb 21, 2011 7:47 pm

Just get some kind of a looper -- sample the radio that you want and play it back at will.

jrmy · Post by **jrmy** » Mon Feb 21, 2011 8:00 pm

Sure, but I think what Starcastic and I are talking about is a pedal where there's a certain amount of randomness inherent to the modulation, because it's being partially controlled by an outside source (in this case, the radio signals that the pedal would be designed to pick up).

the Life Aquatic · Post by **the Life Aquatic** » Mon Feb 21, 2011 10:07 pm

itd also be like sampling songs that are being played on the radio, pretty neat idea. like adding a subtle hint of like lady gaga into the mix haha. she may actually sound good put through tons of fuzz and modulation

smallsnd/bigsnd · Post by **smallsnd/bigsnd** » Mon Feb 21, 2011 10:25 pm

i love this idea. i will look into it!

edit: on second thought, it might make more sense to use a small portable radio as a CV input into a pedal?

bob the r0bot · Post by **bob the r0bot** » Mon Feb 21, 2011 10:32 pm

be like the management and hold a radio to the mic
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugFr5C1rN3c[/youtube]

kaeth · Post by **kaeth** » Mon Feb 21, 2011 10:58 pm

I tend to delve into noise and ambient music once in a while.

I've always thought it would be interesting to use a radio signal as a modulation source in some type of AM, FM, or Ring-Mod effect instead of the standard internal oscillator to add a bit of an aleatoric element to it. You could still use it musically to a degree if your input source is playing a melody, but I thought it would be fun to just modulate two radio stations against each other into an incomprehensible mess.

Astricii · Post by **Astricii** » Tue Feb 22, 2011 12:17 am

Dano from Beavis audio built a fuzz pedal with an antenna before I'm pretty sure. all you'd have to do is attach some least to a transistor methinks.

Bellyheart · Post by **Bellyheart** » Tue Feb 22, 2011 12:58 am

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zz8fo3BXH7Y[/youtube]

This seems to do it more than anything else...maybe because the boards are out...

HOLY SHIT ITS AWESOME!

starcastic · Post by **starcastic** » Tue Feb 22, 2011 1:07 am

Bellyheart wrote:[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zz8fo3BXH7Y[/youtube]

This seems to do it more than anything else...maybe because the boards are out...

HOLY SHIT ITS AWESOME!

Very cool! Have any details?

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